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Vørðufelli

Vørðufelli is a mountain overlooking the village of on the . Its height is 284 metres above sea level. It is situated between Húsadalur, Vága, Vatnsdalur, and close to Klovin.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 76 metres
  • Description: mountain overlooking the village of Sørvágur on the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Vordhufelli” and “Vørufelli”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vágar Airport and Sørvágs kirkja.

Aerodrome
Photo: Beyer007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the only airport in the , and is located 1 NM east of the village of , on the island of and 46 km west of the capital . It is the main operating base for Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Peak
Skeiðin is a mountain above the village of in the . It lies between the village itself and the bay of . On the top of the mountain is a radio transmitter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sørvágur and Vatnsoyrar.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of in the . It is located at the landward end of . is the largest village in .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the of Vagar. , being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words.

Vørðufelli

Latitude
62.07871° or 62° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.29107° or 7° 17′ 28″ west
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ3PH5+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2364875869
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2610028
Wiki­data ID
Q3467630
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Vørðufelli” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Vørðufelli”
  • Dutch: “Vørðufelli”
  • Faroese: “Vørðufelli”
  • Ladin: “Vørðufelli”
  • Swedish: “Vørðufelli”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vørðufelli”. Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.